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Barley for Deer

I have been asked to get to grips with some muntjac in a large wood, there are feeders in the wood but no longer in use l have no wheat available but do have some barley.
I dont wont to get into a debate on the ethics of baiting deer its been done to death before but will barley work the same as wheat or am just going to waste my time.

I can't see any reason why it should not work, I feed barley to red deer. Just start off with small quantities as it can give them the shits if they eat too much too soon; their guts need time to adjust. If one animal gets the hang of it before the others and eats a lot they can get toxic. I use milled barley but others use whole barley.